Wildland Firefighters’ Employee Compensation [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Wildland Firefighters’ Employee Compensation [Publication Details] HTML Description: A contract signed between the state and firefighters in the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will result in significantly increased employee compensation costs and additional staffing resources for the department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1442

Some Practical Steps to Increase Children’s Enrollment in Health Coverage [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The budget plan includes a package of proposals to encourage the enrollment of uninsured children in state health coverage. Some of the proposals are reasonable, but we recommend others be rejected or modified because they are overbudgeted or are likely to be ineffective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1425

Prison Telemedicine Expansion Would Save State Money, Improve Health Care and Public Safety [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Prison Telemedicine Expansion Would Save State Money, Improve Health Care and Public Safety [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1429

Governor’s Climate Change Initiative [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The budget proposes $7.2 million across several departments to implement the first steps in the Governor’s Climate Change Initiative—a series of strategies designed to reduce the state’s emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1440

School Land Bank Fund Investments [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The Legislature intended that the monies in the School Land Bank Fund, managed by the State Lands Commission, be invested in land acquisitions that would generate revenue for the Teachers’ Retirement Fund (TRF). However, our review finds that the commission made no such investments over the past five years, nor does it propose to in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1444

Retirement Contributions in 2006-07: New Policy Should Reduce Rate Volatility [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The retirement contribution rates set by CalPERS for the state and many local governments were volatile in the late 1990s and the early part of this decade. Governments had difficulty predicting annual contributions during their budgeting process. In 2005, CalPERS adopted a comprehensive rate stabilization policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1413

California Failing To Meet Child Welfare Performance Goals [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - As of January 2006, California is failing all seven outcome federal required child welfare outcome measures. Unless California improves its performance by the fall of 2006, the state faces $59 million in federal penalties. We review the Governor's child welfare proposals and recommend redirecting $15 million into flexible grants for counties to implement their existing improvement plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1432

Year-Round Operations at UC and CSU [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Operating University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) campuses on a year-round schedule-which more fully utilizes the summer term-is an efficient strategy for serving additional students with existing facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1397

Funding for Transportation Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - In addition, as part of his Strategic Growth Plan, the Governor proposes to provide $12 billion in general obligation bond funding and $14 billion in revenue bond funding for state transportation over the next ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1435

New K-12 Categorical Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - We recommend rejecting these seven proposals because they: (1) do not address the major fiscal issues facing the state or school districts; (2) take a step backwards for categorical reform; (3) have basic policy flaws; and (4) contain virtually no planning, reporting, evaluation, or accountability components.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1449